New Neighbors

5

Franny lead me to a bathroom upstairs so I could change. I decided to leave the skimpy black bikini for another day and just wear a navy blue triangle one I had gotten today.

"Alex, Im going outside!" Franny yells to me from down the stairs.

I quickly grab my things and open the bathroom door wearing nothing but the bathing suit and my sunflower shirt over it.

I could clearly hear everyone talking downstairs and didn't think anyone was up here, so why not take a look around?

I walked down a small hallway to one room with the door slightly opened. I noticed there was a lock with a key pad on the door, just about every room had these. Some weird stuff must go on here.

"Hey?" Kian said, popping his head into vision, making me jump.

"Oh sorry didn't mean to seem so creepy, um I was just looking for um Franny!" I lie.

"She's in the pool. I can hear her and fucking Harrison screaming from all the way up here."

"Then why don't you shut your balcony door?" I pointed, maybe sounding more intrusive than I meant to be.

"Ok." Then he strides over to the door and shutting it very mannerly like he just closed the gates to a palace. 

"There you go!" I told him, almost cheering.

"Ya thanks so much." He says before slowly shutting his door in my face.

Does Kian not like me? The heck did I do!

When I finally made my way to the pool, I tipped my foot in to see how it was. Eh.

I don't know if I should even go in! Harrison pushed Franny in and dunked her head under every chance he got. Live a little.

I grabbed the end of my shirt and pulled it over my head. As if on cue, Kian walks out wearing his bathing suit.

"Dude your so pruney from swimming earlier and you're going again?" Harrison jokes towards Kian.

"Shut the fuck up." Kian laughs, squinting his eyes. That has to be one of the cutest and happiest laughs Ive ever heard. Just so genuine.

"Alex, if you don't come in here Im going to drag you. You've been standing there for like 10 minutes." Harrison is the type of person, where everything he says sounds like he's drunk or on an emotional high.

"Ya Im comin."

I look over to Kian, who is now sitting on one of the two only chairs they have outside on their porch..thing(If you've seen it in videos you'll know what Im talking about.). He takes out his phone, not even looking up once to see the screaming Franny. 

"Thats it! Your turn." and before I knew it Harrison had wrapped his arms around my waist about to throw me in the pool.

"Harrison no! My hair! Please! Lets negotiate!"

"Ok what then?"

"I'll do anything! Don't throw me!" I beg as I flail my arms and legs trying to get out of his grasp.

"What would you do then?" He asks with a smirk, damn he's a cutie.

"Harry come here for a second!" Kian yells to him, gesturing his hand telling him to come closer.

"We'll continue that conversation later!" Harrison points to me, and I look away already feeling my cheeks turn hot pink.

I make my way over to the shallower part of the little pool and gradually make my way in. I swim over to Franny who's hanging on the edge of the pool, taking a breather after Harrison nearly drowns her.

"Seems like Kian got a little jealous before." She whispers to me.

"I don't think he even likes me. Like at all."

"If you heard what he was saying about you last night, you wouldn't be thinking that." I have to do a double take at what she just said to me.

"Wait what?" 

'Frannypoo your telly is ringing!" Bobby yells to her in the most posh english accent Ive ever heard.

Franny quickly pushed herself up out of the pool, grabbed a towel and walked inside.

"Harrison what time is it?" I ask him. He takes Kian's phone from out of his hand and checks for the time.

"Almost 8 love!" Im falling involve with this accent.

"'Love'" Kian mocks Harrison, sort of sounding like a snarky version of Bobby's interpretation.

"Shoot I gotta go!" I hop out of the pool and head over to my stuff.

"I'll get you a towel! Even though Kian should be cause I don't even live here but whatever!"

Could this have been more awkward? Just meet standing at their glass door, dripping wet and Kian obviously avoiding eye contact with me.

"I like your shorts." I try to break the tension and point to Kian's lobster print shorts.

"Are you making fun of my shorts?" He asks, finally squinting his eyes towards mine.

"No I didn't mean to I ju-" 

"I know, Im joking." He cut me off. Alexandra Marie Martin, you are making the worst impression on one of the hottest guys you've ever seen.

"Here you go. If you're really in a rush you can just take it and bring it back later. Right Kian?" Harry walks out towards us, hanging me the towel. Thank god for this guy.

"Sure."

"Ok thanks guys, I just really have to help my sister unpack of shell through a pissy fit." I try to express Emily's personality to them.

"I think you mean hissy fit." Kian tries to correct me.

"No, pissy fit. When we were both in diapers and she would get really mad and throw tantrums, she would pee cuz she was so mad." I try not laugh through explain the whole thing but I still find it extremely funny. My parents always loved telling the story.

"What?" Kian laughs through a wide smirk.

"Hey, I almost forgot but theres going to be a little party here tomorrow, since Im leaving kind of soon. You should come. And you can bring your peeing sister!" Harrison's leaving so soon and I just met him? My luck.

"I'll try to make it!" I tell him, because Im still not sure with all the moving in and stuff. I wrap myself in the towel and say goodbye to everyone and thank them as I make my way out of the house.